The relationship has irretrievably broken down, but the feuding couple cannot even afford to go their separate ways. They should not have succumbed to the lust of the European project in the first place. And that applies to the extended family too, who encouraged and participated in the doomed marriage from the very beginning.
'How do I get to London?'
'Ah well, you shouldn't have started from where you did.'
Very constructive, Nick!
Indeed, Thundril! I should perhaps have put in the extra sentence "so, though neither party trusts the other, they are yoked together, and must find a way to co-exist". Even if they hate each others guts.
Varoufakis is not proposing a method of repaying Greece's existing debt (he clearly wants most of that written off) but proposing a means by which, in future, the Euro economies can manage different levels of borrowing-need and repayment-capability across many diverse states.
Isn't that a "wouldn't start from here" response too? And more crucially, he is offering nothing to convince anyone that Greek ways will change in future. Yes, I think it is inevitable that there will be some sort of relief, but it is much more likely to come from interest rate reductions than capital write-offs. (Same thing, different words) But so far, he has offered no solution which fits the problem. And the EU, led by Germany, will continue to hold the Greek's feet to the fire, to ensure there is no wiggle room.
My concern that this may end in a military way still stands. Not that Germany will invade, but that Greece may depend on their military, suspending democracy. After all, the democratic referendum didn't work out that well in the end. Not very likely, but still a possibility.